The start of a new beginning ... Hi all: we are back in the civilized world where uploading pictures is actually feasible without having to ask the internet cafe owner whether it is possible to stay the night behind the computer. We are now in Bangkok, where we just spent a few days and tonight we are catching our plane to Aussie (Melbourne) where we will attempt not to melt or catch fire ... and we thought Bangkok and Phnom Penh were steaming hot. Well anyway...

Patience Hey there folks you will all be pleased to know that I survived the Food Poisoning experience and live to tell the tale..see me when I get back home for details. It is both of us today updating the blog and as the name of the blog update suggests we are required to have patience in Laos relating to culture, local customs, transport (Connex South Eastern ain't got a patch on Laos Bus Services) and Internet. As a result of this we do not have any new u...

Hi all, After a long silence finally a new message from us (or actually only Micha). Rose had some dodgy food yesterday and is suffering from a small food poisoning attack and taking it easy today: she is already feeling a lot better so nothing to worry about. We have travelled the north of Laos in the past 10 days and tomorrow we are going down south to the capital Vientiane. The internet is even slower here than in Thailand so I have not uploaded too many pic...

Hi all, We are still in Chiang Mai: why? Because it is a lovely place with the following major attractions: 1. Food - man we might get really fat on this trip. Everywhere there are foodstalls and for 50p (almost equivalent to 50 euro cents these day) you can eat fried rice with chilli's and chicken or any color curry with steamed or sticky rice. We have also developed fresh fruit and fresh orange juice addictions. 2. Massages - whether you are into being beate...

Merry X mas to all of you Hi everyone - we are currently in Chiang Mai and it is boxing day. It is a nice rainy day (first rain during our trip) and the internet connection is incredibly fast (NOT) again. Just been busy uploading pics for 2 hours. We have a lot of stuff to tell all of you but have a look at the new pics first: there are 4 new albums! This is a short message to wish you all a merry X-mas and happy new year and all the best for 2009. We hope to...